Hammer dropped at Hill

75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs / Published June 04, 2018

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Royal Canadian Air Force structural technician Cpl. Matthew Roy salutes pilot Capt. Jason Berndt, both assigned to the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, before takeoff May 3, 2018, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The Canadian unit participated in a Weapons Evaluation Systems Program, or WSEP, exercise conducted by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, a Hill tenant unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

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Royal Canadian Air Force pilot Capt. Jason Berndt and structural technician Cpl. Matthew Roy, assigned to the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, perform pre-flight checks May 3, 2018, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The Canadian unit participated in a Weapons Evaluation Systems Program, or WSEP, exercise conducted by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, a Hill tenant unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

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Royal Canadian Air Force pilot Capt. Hamilton, 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, performs pre-flight inspections May 3, 2018, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The Canadian unit participated in a Weapons System Evaluation Program, or WSEP, exercise conducted by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, a Hill tenant unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

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Royal Canadian Air Force pilot Capt. Jason Berndt, assigned to the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, climbs a ladder to the cockpit of an F-18A fighter jet May 3, 2018, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The Canadian unit participated in a Weapons Evaluation Systems Program, or WSEP, exercise conducted by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, a Hill tenant unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

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Royal Canadian Air Force pilot Capt. Jason Berndt, assigned to the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, prepares for flight May 3, 2018, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The Canadian unit participated in a Weapons Evaluation Systems Program, or WSEP, exercise conducted by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, a Hill tenant unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

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Staff Sgt. Jeremy Andrews, 79th Fighter Squadron, provides recovery support to Major Brian Lewis, “Chewy”, after returning from an F-16 training mission, May 10, 2018, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The unit from Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, participated in a Weapons System Evaluation Program, or WSEP, exercise conducted by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, a Hill tenant unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)

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Staff Sgt. Jeremy Andrews and Staff Sgt. Brian Staller, both with 79th Tactical Fighter Squadron, provide recovery support for an F-16 from Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, after a training mission, May 10, 2018, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The unit participated in a Weapons System Evaluation Program, or WSEP, exercise conducted by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, a Hill tenant unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Evaluation exercise Combat Hammer concluded here May 10. The exercise is part of the Air Force's Weapons System Evaluation Program, or WSEP.

The exercise evaluated the performance of munitions crews, maintenance, pilots, and aircraft while deploying air-to-ground precision guided munitions, also known as a "storage thru impact" assessment.

The goal of Combat Hammer is to evaluate the effectiveness, maintainability, suitability, and accuracy of precision guided air-to-ground munitions.

Aircraft involved in the exercise included F-16 Fighting Falcons from Shaw AFB, South Carolina, and CF-18 Hornets from Canada. In addition, several off-station units participated, including A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the Boise Air National Guard in Idaho and B-52 Stratofortresses from Barksdale AFB, Louisiana.

The 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron Det. 1, a Hill tenant unit, conducted Combat Hammer with support from the 86th FWS, the 75th Air Base Wing and 388th Fighter Wing and multiple other base mission partners.

The 86th FWS and its detachment are a units of the 53rd Wing, headquartered at Eglin AFB, Florida.